Fig. 6

Expression of PR gene in hypothalamus and TG. A PR mRNA level in Supraoptic nucleus (SON) in hypothalamus and in TG indicate an abundant PR mRNA expression in hypothalamus. This was significantly higher in comparison to PR mRNA level in TG. B PR mRNA levels in TG indicate that the expression of PR (A + B) mRNA was significantly higher than PR-B mRNA. Expressions were normalized to housekeeping gene GAPDH, n = 8. C The detection level of PR mRNA was significantly higher in female compared to male rats, n = 3. Data were obtained by RT-qPCR and are expressed as mean ± SEM, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001